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The Disability Press: a Wheel Still in Spin UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations 1-1-1999 The disability press: A wheel still in spin Cindy Schwartz McCoy University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds Repository Citation McCoy, Cindy Schwartz, "The disability press: A wheel still in spin" (1999). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1027. http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/g7xz-k2ur This Thesis is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Thesis in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. 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THE DISABILITY PRESS: A WHEEL STILL IN SPIN by Cindy Schwartz McCoy Bachelor of Arts The University of the State of New York 1990 Master of Arts The University of Santa Monica 1990 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts Degree Hank Greenspun Department of Communication Studies Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas August 1999 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number; 13 96411 UMI Microform 1396411 Copyright 1999, by UMI Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. UMI 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Copyright by Cindy Schwartz McCoy 1999 All Rights Reserved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Thesis Approval UNIV The Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas July 27 19 99 The Thesis prepared by Cindy Schwartz McCoy Entitled The Disability Press; A Wheel Still in Spl] is approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Communication ______________ Examination Committee Chair Dean of the Graduate College Examination CommilSée iber Examinanon Committee Mtter Graduate College Faculty Representative 11 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT The Disability Press: A Wheel Still in Spin by Cindy Schwartz McCoy Dr. Richard Jensen, Examination Committee Chair Professor of Communication University of Nevada, Las Vegas This study, exploring the messages of the disability press, also utilizes Marxist theory to explain empowerment in the disability community. Although Marxism has significant value for explaining disability oppression, Marx’s theory of internal relations, describing an interconnected web of organizational structure and the accompanying relationships, sheds light on the political nature of disability empowerment. A world view characterized by an economic base and social superstructure models an intrinsically enmeshed impairment base and social superstructure model of disability. The covers and cover stories of Mouth. Mainstream. Ragged Edge, and New Mobility magazines are catalogued and a representative sample is analyzed in order to demonstrate the political nature of the disability community’s empowerment. m Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................... üi TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......................................................................................................v CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION .............................................................................1 The Disability Press and Empowerment..........................................................................1 CHAPTER II A DISABILITY HISTORY ............................................................13 A History of Disability Oppression................................................................................ 13 CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY...........................................................................28 CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 42 The Messages ................................................................................................................45 Summary.........................................................................................................................51 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................56 CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE STUDY....................................59 Political Awareness........................................................................................................59 BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................................ 68 VITA ....................................................................................................................................74 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to my examining committee, especially Dr. Richard Jensen Thanks to my listeners And my angels To Dr. Richard Visone. who reminded me just to write while the rest of my world did whatever To Mishu Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION The Disability Press And Empowerment Alternative methods of communicating about disability have been necessary since the passage of the1990 Americans With Disabilities Act (Mitchell & Snyder, 19967, p. 12). Mainstream structures responsible for the portrayal of disability are slowly but surely changing (Clogçton, 1992 & Haller, 1995). “(I)nterest in the social and political dimensions of disablement has intensified considerably both at the general level and in universities and academic institutions” ( Bames, 1997, p.l). Additionally, “with the rise in people’s consciousness, a disability culture, based on shared experience, has emerged” (Iwakuma, 1997). Stephen Brown names some of the many grass roots movements, the disability press, analytical academic organizations, and artistic endeavors as the tip of the Disability Culture Movement (Brown, 1998, p.l). Lathrop (1995) recognizes the role of the disability press: Like other minority communities did in the past, the disability community has begun to build upon common ground through the written word—through publications such as Mouth. Mainstream, the Disabilitv Rag, and New Mobility, as well as in the national and local levels—reporting news, providing role models, exploring important issues, and covering the concerns of the community (p.35). 1 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 2 Stereotypical images have served as the primary public locus for disability identification (Shapiro, 1995). While mainstream culture used negative images to define the subjects and circumstances of disability, individuals with disabilities internalized the images, invalidating their own human experiences (Charlton, 1998). Movie screen images and literary characters
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